Pohang Steelers

Match report

Gimcheon Sangmu claimed a 1-0 victory over Pohang Steelers in K-League 1's 21st round on Saturday. The result keeps Pohang fourth in the table while the visitors remain eleventh after nineteen matches each.

Pohang controlled much of the early exchanges, but the decisive moment came when Kento Nishiya received a red card in the sixty-second minute. Lee Jung-Taek struck in the sixty-sixth to put the visitors ahead, and they closed the game out despite being outnumbered.

Gimcheon showed better efficiency with their chances. They registered five shots on target against Pohang's two, converting one. Pohang had twenty shots on target across both sides combined, but only one found the net.

The statistics reveal a match where possession told only part of the story. Pohang held 41 per cent of the ball and attempted 56 attacks, while Gimcheon managed 59 per cent possession with 61 attacks. The visitors also won seven corners to Pohang's three.

Pohang's recent form has been inconsistent. They lost 2-0 at home to Jeonbuk Motors on their last outing, following defeats to Seoul and Jeju United. They had won three and drawn two of their previous five matches.

Gimcheon's pattern has been a string of draws. They secured only two victories in nineteen games, drawing eleven times. Their last match was a 2-1 win against Suwon, ending a run of draws and defeats.

The result leaves Pohang on twenty-eight points and Gimcheon on seventeen. Both sides have played the same number of matches, so the gap remains eleven points between them in the standings.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 41 – 59

Shots on target 2 – 5

Shots off target 5 – 2

Attacks 56 – 61

⇄ 45' Kim Ho-Jin — Substitution ⇄ 56' Cho Sang-Hyeok — Substitution 🟥 62' Kento Nishiya — Red card ⇄ 65' Hong Yun-sang — Substitution ⚽ 66' Lee Jung-Taek — Goal ⇄ 72' Ki Sung-Yueng — Substitution ⇄ 78' Go Jae-hyun — Substitution ⇄ 80' Shin Kwang-Hoon — Substitution ⇄ 84' Lee Kang-hyun — Substitution

Match events

45' 0:0 Pohang Steelers Substitution Kim Ho-Jin off: Hwang Seo-woong
56' 0:0 Pohang Steelers Substitution Cho Sang-Hyeok off: Won Ki-jong
62' 0:0 Pohang Steelers Red card Kento Nishiya
65' 0:0 Gimcheon Sangmu FC Substitution Hong Yun-sang off: Kim Joo-Chan
66' 0:1 Gimcheon Sangmu FC Goal Lee Jung-Taek assist: Park Tae-joon
72' 0:1 Pohang Steelers Substitution Ki Sung-Yueng off: Kim Seung-Ho
78' 0:1 Gimcheon Sangmu FC Substitution Go Jae-hyun off: Jeon Byung-Kwan
80' 0:1 Pohang Steelers Substitution Shin Kwang-Hoon off: Gwang-Won Kim
84' 0:1 Gimcheon Sangmu FC Substitution Lee Kang-hyun off: Lee Soo-bin

Statistics

41 Possession, % 59

2 Shots on target 5

5 Shots off target 2

56 Attacks 61

3 Corners 7

5 Fouls 5

6 Free kicks 7

2 Offsides 1

0 Yellow cards 0

1 Red cards 0

5 Goal kicks 7

11 Throw-ins 17

All statistics

3 Blocked shots 2

4 Goalkeeper saves 2

0.20 Shot accuracy 0.56

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